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This is my response to the final character reveal for Smash Brothers Ultimate.

Ken and Inciniroar are alright, even if Inciniroar is not my personal preference, I have no issue with him; and Ken was to be expected. But the Piranha Plant is honestly where I draw the line. I get that the Piranha Plant is supposed to be a joke character (like Jigglypuff in the original Smash, or Game and Watch in Melee). But considering the massive amount of other characters that have more relevance and would've fit the role better; it's hard to accept an enemy type literally built to stand still and be easily avoided. Yes, some variants of Piranha Plants can move; but honestly; Piranha Plant comes off as just "It looks silly, and that's why we did it." Which is fine... not a problem; you do what you do, and it'll probably get results.

But when you look past the joke, and think about it, you realize quickly that Piranha Plant is just that, a Joke. And it's not nearly as interesting as the majority of other Nintendo Characters or characters Nintendo instead shoved into the "Assist Trophy" curse. To name just a few; I mostly included Mario characters in this shot, and there's a ton I didn't even include; but in this screenshot alone; I included:

- Toad: Been requested since the Melee myth.
- Toadsworth: Would've been a funnier Joke character.
- Koopa Troopa: More Variants, more abilities, better basic enemy pick.
- Hammer Brothers: Again, more variants, more weapons, more functions, again better basic enemy pick.
- Shy Guy: Again, more variants, more abilities, even alternate forms like Snifits.
- Geno: Plenty of abilities; Super Mario RPG rep, and Square Enix is involved including Cloud, so asking for him is optional. Fan favorite
- King Boo: Newer villain, several abilities, plus potential to extend his moveset.
- Kamek: Has been a major villain for a while, plenty of abilities via his magic and Magikoopa variants.
- Parakarry: Paper Mario rep, great attacker, different abilities being an air fighter.
- Waluigi: Villain of two games, Mario Spinoff rep, has the potential of a diverse moveset.

And I included primarily Mario characters to remind everyone; this isn't just about Waluigi. Other characters I included are:

- Meowth: More relevant rival of Pikachu, been a part of the series since the start.
- Mimikyu: Commonly used Gen VII Rep, and a good rival of Pikachu due to it's dislike towards Pikachu.
- Eggman: His abilities are pretty different from most other characters, and would offer some fun.
- Revolver Ocelot: Villain rep from Metal Gear; while not too many abilities, he does offer a different approach from Snake's playstyle and could be interesting.
- Shovel Knight: He's in it as an Assist Trophy, despite the potential of having a cool moveset and variations.
- Bomber Man: Same case as Shovel Knight, could've been interesting as a player character.
- Rayman: Nintendo and Ubisoft have been working together; and Rayman even got a Trophy in Smash 4.

And that's not even all the picks I could've included; even going back to Mario: Dimentio, Count Bleck, Fawful, Popple, there are tons of character options to pick, but at the end of the day, it's Nintendo's game. They can add whoever they want. And with K. Rool, Ridley and Simon Belmont, we did get a shit load of fanservice already; so here's hoping DLC characters will be interesting too.

The argument of "This character only appeared in 1 game" doesn't work for me, considering characters like Ness and the Wii Fit Trainer only appeared in one game too.

Assets used -

Placeable Particle Effects - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Battlefield - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
NSMBW Mega Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Super Mario RPG Geno and Mallow - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Meowth - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Model Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Paper Mario Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Luigi's Mansion Model Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
MGS Model Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Super Bomberman R-Bomberman Playermodels - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Super MarioRagdolls Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Yunpol's Pokemon Gen 7 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Masterhand - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Sonic Dark Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Shovel Knight Ragdoll - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Credit to all creators who ported the models over.

Gmod (c) Facepunch Studios
Nintendo Reps (c) Nintendo
Pokemon Reps (c) Game Freak
Sega Reps (c) Sega
Konami Reps (c) Konami
Rayman (c) Ubisoft
Shovel Knight (c) Yacht Club Games

Description
This is my response to the final character reveal for Smash Brothers Ultimate.

Ken and Inciniroar are alright, even if Inciniroar is not my personal preference, I have no issue with him; and Ken was to be expected. But the Piranha Plant is honestly where I draw the line. I get that the Piranha Plant is supposed to be a joke character (like Jigglypuff in the original Smash, or Game and Watch in Melee). But considering the massive amount of other characters that have more relevance and would've fit the role better; it's hard to accept an enemy type literally built to stand still and be easily avoided. Yes, some variants of Piranha Plants can move; but honestly; Piranha Plant comes off as just "It looks silly, and that's why we did it." Which is fine... not a problem; you do what you do, and it'll probably get results.

But when you look past the joke, and think about it, you realize quickly that Piranha Plant is just that, a Joke. And it's not nearly as interesting as the majority of other Nintendo Characters or characters Nintendo instead shoved into the "Assist Trophy" curse. To name just a few; I mostly included Mario characters in this shot, and there's a ton I didn't even include; but in this screenshot alone; I included:

- Toad: Been requested since the Melee myth.
- Toadsworth: Would've been a funnier Joke character.
- Koopa Troopa: More Variants, more abilities, better basic enemy pick.
- Hammer Brothers: Again, more variants, more weapons, more functions, again better basic enemy pick.
- Shy Guy: Again, more variants, more abilities, even alternate forms like Snifits.
- Geno: Plenty of abilities; Super Mario RPG rep, and Square Enix is involved including Cloud, so asking for him is optional. Fan favorite
- King Boo: Newer villain, several abilities, plus potential to extend his moveset.
- Kamek: Has been a major villain for a while, plenty of abilities via his magic and Magikoopa variants.
- Parakarry: Paper Mario rep, great attacker, different abilities being an air fighter.
- Waluigi: Villain of two games, Mario Spinoff rep, has the potential of a diverse moveset.

And I included primarily Mario characters to remind everyone; this isn't just about Waluigi. Other characters I included are:

- Meowth: More relevant rival of Pikachu, been a part of the series since the start.
- Mimikyu: Commonly used Gen VII Rep, and a good rival of Pikachu due to it's dislike towards Pikachu.
- Eggman: His abilities are pretty different from most other characters, and would offer some fun.
- Revolver Ocelot: Villain rep from Metal Gear; while not too many abilities, he does offer a different approach from Snake's playstyle and could be interesting.
- Shovel Knight: He's in it as an Assist Trophy, despite the potential of having a cool moveset and variations.
- Bomber Man: Same case as Shovel Knight, could've been interesting as a player character.
- Rayman: Nintendo and Ubisoft have been working together; and Rayman even got a Trophy in Smash 4.

And that's not even all the picks I could've included; even going back to Mario: Dimentio, Count Bleck, Fawful, Popple, there are tons of character options to pick, but at the end of the day, it's Nintendo's game. They can add whoever they want. And with K. Rool, Ridley and Simon Belmont, we did get a shit load of fanservice already; so here's hoping DLC characters will be interesting too.

The argument of "This character only appeared in 1 game" doesn't work for me, considering characters like Ness and the Wii Fit Trainer only appeared in one game too.

Assets used -

Placeable Particle Effects - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Battlefield - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
NSMBW Mega Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Super Mario RPG Geno and Mallow - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Meowth - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Model Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Paper Mario Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Luigi's Mansion Model Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
MGS Model Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Super Bomberman R-Bomberman Playermodels - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Super MarioRagdolls Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Yunpol's Pokemon Gen 7 - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
SSBB Masterhand - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Sonic Dark Pack - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…
Shovel Knight Ragdoll - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles…

Credit to all creators who ported the models over.

Gmod (c) Facepunch Studios
Nintendo Reps (c) Nintendo
Pokemon Reps (c) Game Freak
Sega Reps (c) Sega
Konami Reps (c) Konami
Rayman (c) Ubisoft
Shovel Knight (c) Yacht Club Games